A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.
Public Law 116-191 · S. 3758 · 116th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Oct 30, 2020 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Ron Wyden
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This bill specifies types of programs the Bureau of Reclamation may participate in, such as land idling (i.e., refraining from cultivating crops on certain land), for the purpose of aligning water supply and demand for users of irrigation water associated with the Klamath Project in Oregon and California. Additionally, the bill provides for the continued use of power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Montana.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 7116Identical bill
To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.
S. 1811Related bill
Water Resources Development Act of 2020
S. 3591Related bill
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 30, 2020Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-191.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 2020FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 2020FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3758.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 1, 2020FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 30, 2020FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 19, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 2388SenateSen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR· offered Jun 30, 2020Agreed to
In the nature of a substitute.
Jun 30, 2020: Amendment SA 2388 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.